Deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia hosted the Asean-GCC-China Summit during the Asean Summit last year, and is expected to continue playing a similar role when the next trilateral summit is held in China. (Facebook pic)BEIJING: China has reaffirmed its support for Malaysia’s bid to become a full BRICS member and expressed hope that the country will continue playing an important role in strengthening cooperation between China and Asean member states, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.

Zahid said the support was reiterated during his meeting with Chinese vice-premier Ding Xuexiang at the Great Hall of the People here, following a similar assurance given by Chinese president Xi Jinping.